Pass time on the road or in flight with this Amazon Fire 7 tablet, which lets you access Netflix, Facebook and other apps with ease. Equipped with Alexa, this tablet searches and finds with a voice command and keeps you up-to-date with a question. The 8-hour battery life on this Amazon Fire 7 keeps you streaming or reading without recharging.

Features

Android OS customized for Amazon

7" screen with 1024 x 600 resolution

Features a crisp, bright display for watching movies, surfing the Web, reading books and more.

16GB internal storage plus microSD slot

Plenty of space for music, movies, photos and more. Expand your storage up to 256GB with a microSD card (sold separately).

Quad-core processor

The fast quad-core processor consists of four high-performance 1.3 GHz cores for quick app launches, smooth games and videos, and great overall performance.

Two cameras for photos and face-to-face chat

Include a VGA front-facing camera and 2.0MP HD rear-facing camera.

Meet Alexa

Alexa provides quick access to the entertainment you want, including music, games, audiobooks and more. You can also ask Alexa questions, check your calendar, get news, find sports scores and even control your smart home.

Not in Love with it but, it Works ... VERY Well...

First off, it's not a secret that this tablet's Operating System is, at it's core, Android. That being the case, I hate Amazon's dark, bland, customized, user interface, I hate the intrusive, obnoxious and often confusing lockscreen ads and I hate the boxed-in feeling of the decidedly iOS-like experience that I'm left with.
Beyond that, the thing is built like a tank, it feels good in the hands and it just WORKS well. While I vehemently disagree with them about what you end up with as a software experience, Amazon knows what they're doing. It works and it pushes their corporate agenda.
If you're not interested in plugging into the Amazon ecosystem and you don't want to bother with a few minutes of nerve jungling but simple software hackery to overcome that... a little..., then this device is NOT for you but, you'll be missing out on a VERY good performer for the price because, honestly, it's great little device! My three year old absolutely LOVES it and, for the price, even the Android purist in me can tolerate it with a straight face and a small degree of satisfaction.

I would recommend this to a friend

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VICKY

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4

Gift for my MOM

Posted 1 year ago

VICKY

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I originally bought the 8gb Fire 7- 7' for $30 but had to upgrade to the 16gb for like $60. It's a little smaller than what I thought it would be BUT still functional. I think an inch or 2 more it would be the size of some of the larger smartphones. Pros: Lightweight, small (great for purse, small briefcase storage), color selections. Cons: Could be too small for some people (origninally for my young nieces, great idea BUT given it to my parents maybe too small for them). Also, I was bummed that the Fire 8 was cheaper than the Fire 7 and I had already bought accesories for the Fire 7. OVERALL: No a bad purchase... My parents like their Tablets.

I would recommend this to a friend

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Ali87

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars

1

Not good at all

I wish I returned it from the fist day i got it, it’s been less than 4 months and not working anymore! Also I spent like more than $100 buying for the games and the app since nothing is free in there they make you get the app some of them not all for free and when you open it they make you only paly one level and then you have to buy the game and the less amount for thegame is for $9.99 and the kids keep telling you they can’t playtillyou end up paying $100 so you son do sth in there since nothing is for free i know the tablet is not expensive but still not worth the money and now it’s not working I don’t know if it can be fixed i hate it i don’t want it to be fixed even my son drove me crazy asking to buy games.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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VICKY

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4

Gift Purchase

I originally bought the 8gb Fire 7- 7' for $30 but had to upgrade to the 16gb for like $60. It's a little smaller than what I thought it would be BUT still functional. I think an inch or 2 more it would be the size of some of the larger smartphones. Pros: Lightweight, small (great for purse, small briefcase storage), color selections. Cons: Could be too small for some people (origninally for my young nieces, great idea BUT given it to my parents maybe too small for them). Also, I was bummed that the Fire 8 was cheaper than the Fire 7 and I had already bought accesories for the Fire 7. OVERALL: No a bad purchase... My parents like their Tablets.

I would recommend this to a friend

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AuxCable

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4

Easy to Use Tablet with Alexa

Amazon tablets are great, they're straightforward to use. When you first fire the thing up it walks you thru a tutorial of all of the available features with the tablet and Alexa functionality. Tablet works well for watching movies and shows, as well as playing music. Does slow down a little when you get close to your storage limit, or have too many Amazon profiles linked. This functions as a kids device as well when you enable amazon free time/amazon family. Interface will match that of the Amazon kids tablets after that for child users.

I would recommend this to a friend

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BestBuyBuddy

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4

Not as good as old Kindle Fire.

I like my old Kindle Fire better than this 7th generation. No one carries the screen protectors or a decent case for it. You have to order them online. The battery usage meter & time on the new one is very tiny. If you are playing a game, or in an app, you can't tap the bottom of your game to see battery usage or time. There's no carousel. It's set up like a phone home page. Thought the speed would be faster...it's not. Just very disappointed. There are other issues, but, I don't remember what they are right now, because I don't use it much. I actually use my old K.F. all the time, every day.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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LynAtl

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

Love this updated version

I bought this to replace a Kindle that I have had for 8 years. So there is a whole lot of differences. I like them all. There is only one thing they changed that I don't like. I use this mainly for reading. On my old Kindle fire when you purchased a new book it appeared on a shelf. Books you have read where in your library. The new one just puts everything in your library together. So you have to search for the books you haven't read yet. Maybe there is away to separate them. I just haven't figured it out if there is.

I would recommend this to a friend

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Harsha

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4

Good tablet for the price range

Got one during the thanksgiving deals!! If you are looking for a tablet to browse, read books or do simple amazon shopping this is a good tablet for the price. Amazon store does't have all the apps like andriod or ios but certainly has enough to keep you going. Only reason for a missing start, I feel the tablets performance is slow, see lag swiping between pages and the camera is just for the sake of having one, not even a decent quality... otherwise good tablet for the price.

What experts are saying

Rating: 3.7 out of 5 stars with 9 reviews

3.7 (9 Reviews)

The analysis of all aggregated expert reviews shows that the reviewers are positive about apps, price, usability and size. Editors are less positive about camera and reliability. Using an algorithm based on product age, reviewers ratings history, popularity, product category expertise and other factors, this product gets an alaTest Expert Rating of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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Best answer: There is a more robust version available that probably would be better for young children. It has an integrated hard-case of sorts,
and is supposed to be guaranteed to be kid proof or they will replace it. And yes, music and games can be downloaded similar
to other android devices....